FL + MI / 2
As loath as I am to follow the Republicans' lead on just about anything, the best solution to the Florida/Michigan dilemma is the one the GOP came up with in the first place. Namely, cut the delegations in half (as a...more »
Posted on May 9, 2008 2:17 PM
"That's OK, Uncle John, I'll drive."
Almost lost in all the coverage and discussion of Barack Obama's remarkable speech today was the spectacle of John McCain making a ... well ... a spectacle of himself. Joe Lieberman did a spot-on impression of Nancy Reagan whispering cues...more »
Posted on March 18, 2008 11:13 PM
Well, we can't ask for much more than this.
Barack Obama's statement regarding Rev Wright, as released on HuffPo: "The pastor of my church, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, who recently preached his last sermon and is in the process of retiring, has touched off a firestorm over the last few...more »
Posted on March 14, 2008 5:03 PM
The Rev Video and the Other Shoe
I'm not as concerned about the video of Jeremiah Wright that was aired on GMA as I am about the almost inevitable discovery of a video clip of Obama, seated in the front row, nodding in agreement with some "offensive"...more »
Posted on March 13, 2008 12:52 PM
"Red" and "Purple" Superdels and Political Self-Interest
OK, I don’t have before me the list of so-called superdelegates, nor do I know which have aligned with Obama or Clinton (or anyone else, for that matter) to date. However, that last point would seem moot anyway, since superdels can...more »
Posted on March 9, 2008 6:57 PM
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I had read the transcript earlier today, but my wife and 14-year-old daughter and I watched the recording this evening. As it ended I turned to my child and said, "I know you've never seen one before in real life, sweetheart, but that is a president." That is what a president looks like, sounds like, says, does.
Posted at March 18, 2008 10:45 PM in response to Full Text Of Obama's Big Race Speech: A Big Break With Political Precedent
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The popular vote breakdown was:
Clinton 50%
Obama 35%
Edwards 14%
Kucinich 1%
I don't know whether there was the usual 15% "viability" threshold, which Edwards and Kucinich obviously failed to reach. If so, I'm not sure how their combined 15% would get split.
Regardless, I maintain the best solution, the one that seems most fair - real and perceived - is to cut the 210 in half (just like the GOP did) and seat them proportionally:
Clinton 53
Obama 37
Edwards + Kucinich (uncommitted) 15
Thus, if Obama were to wrap things up before the convention, the 53 Clinton dels could vote for her on the first ballot, and the 15 "uncommitted" dels could join with Obama's 37 dels on the first ballot, resulting in the much-vaunted 50/50 split.Posted at March 17, 2008 9:31 PM in response to Breaking: Florida Will Not Hold Revote
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The popular vote breakdown was:
Clinton 50%
Obama 35%
Edwards 14%
Kucinich 1%
I don't know whether there was the usual 15% "viability" threshold, which Edwards and Kucinich obviously failed to reach. If so, I'm not sure how their combined 15% would get split.
Regardless, I maintain the best solution, the one that seems most fair - real and perceived - is to cut the 210 in half (just like the GOP did) and seat them proportionally:
Clinton 53
Obama 37
Edwards + Kucinich (uncommitted) 15
Thus, if Obama were to wrap things up before the convention, the 53 Clinton dels could vote for her on the first ballot, and the 15 "uncommitted" dels could join with Obama's 37 dels on the first ballot, resulting in the much-vaunted 50/50 split.Posted at March 17, 2008 9:30 PM in response to Breaking: Florida Will Not Hold Revote
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As an Obama supporter, I'd be content to see the DNC cut the FL delegation in half and seated as is, with the Edwards delegates as free agents.
Posted at March 17, 2008 6:24 PM in response to Breaking: Florida Will Not Hold Revote
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Calm, cogent, forthright. Can't ask for much more. Well done!
Posted at March 14, 2008 5:12 PM in response to Obama Offers Most Extensive Response Yet To Questions About Rev. Wright
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Stevie Wonder is black and blind (although in both eyes) and he endorsed Barack Obama, so that means Obama ... is ... wait ... just a moment ... I've almost constructed the perfectly absurd syllogism. Give me just one more segment on Fox and I promise to close the loop!
Posted at March 13, 2008 12:59 PM in response to Paterson Is Lucky He's Black and Blind
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If I'm a Democratic "super delegate" (which means, in many if not most instances, a down-ticket Dem candidate, the question I need to answer is very simple: Which of these two people, at the top of our ticket, is going to attract more people to the polls in November to vote for me? I just don't see how anyone with a whit of political acumen (and a healthy sense of self-interest) could conclude that the one who is more likely to keep dispirited new voters at home, and drive independents to McCain, is the one to sign on with!
Posted at March 12, 2008 1:58 PM in response to The Real Target Of The Argument Over Electability? The Super-Delegates
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If Obama outperforms expectations today, will pressure from party elders be brought to bear on Clinton? After all, this is the last performance assessment on tap until Penn, meaning 6 more weeks of scorched earth unless someone puts a stop to it.
Posted at March 11, 2008 1:59 PM in response to Obama On Track For Big Victory In Mississippi Today
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Precisely! This keeps Hillary from having the national-security-experience-talking-point stage all to herself this weekend. As many upthread (and elsewhere) have noted, Obama's crew really seems to be the most refreshingly nimble and competent we've seen in a very long time.
Posted at February 29, 2008 6:59 PM in response to Obama Response Ad: "In A Dangerous World, It's Judgment That Matters"
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3:00 a.m. next Wednesday morning can't come soon enough!
Posted at February 29, 2008 12:13 PM in response to Hillary Ad: Who Do You Want Answering The White House Phone At 3 a.m.?
